In Jonah 3:1-5, 10 we see God coming to Jonah a second time, telling him to get up, go to Ninevha, and tell them a message from God. And this time he actually does it, which isn’t too surprising given the whole “fish incident” that he just came out of. He tells them his message - "turn or burn" - and much to Jonah's surprise and demise, they repent and God does too, changing God's mind and holding off the lightning and locusts.

But this raises a few questions: Why didn’t Jonah want to go to Nineveh in the first place? And if the Bible says that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, what’s up with God suddenly changing God’s mind here in this story?!

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